Speech-Language Pathology Center utilizes an iPad app, OperaVOX for use in its voice therapy program

NORWELL, Mass. - Oct. 1, 2014 - PRLog -- Speech-Language Pathology Center (www.slpcenter.com), a nationally recognized provider of innovative, professional speech and language therapy, has announced the introduction of a high-tech app for use in its voice therapy programs.

Tammy Taylor, MS, CCC-SLP, the Center’s founder and Jordyn Sims, MS, CF-SLP, the center’s lead voice therapist, said that the Center is using the OperaVOX app as an integral tool in its voice therapy treatment for patients.

OperaVOX is designed specifically for professionals for monitoring the voice quality of their clients – laryngologists, speech and language pathologists, voice coaches and singing teachers.

OperaVOX Multi brings advanced voice quality analysis capability to the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and delivers professional voice analysis anywhere. It uses state-of-the-art voice analysis algorithms to measure voice quality straight from the electronic device, without the use of specialist equipment. OperaVOX has been built by doctors, medical researchers, signal processing engineers, and speech and language pathologists specializing in voice quality analysis.

The OperaVOXapp enables the Center to analyze pitch and voice stability, while affording the voice therapy patient the opportunity to check his/her progress in between therapy sessions. The app has value for both Speech-Language Pathologists as well as ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) physicians who are looking for “before” and “after” measurements for surgery purposes. Additionally, for voice therapy patients, it provides a means to monitor progress between sessions.

“It is an excellent diagnostic tool,” said Ms. Sims, who cited additional benefits as the ability to save and track programs over time, measure a voice handicap, and assess how high and how low a person’s range is and if that range is appropriate for the individual’s age and gender.

Additionally, using OperaVOX the therapist can administer the Voice Handicap Index, a rating survey that assesses how an individual’s voice disorder may affect the person functionally, emotionally and physically. Anyone interested in learning more about how OperaVOX can assist in voice therapy should contact the Speech-Language Pathology Center (SLP Center) at 781-792-2700.

About Speech-Language Pathology Center

The Speech-Language Pathology Center (SLP Center) provides quality, professional speech and language therapy in an individualized and family-centered manner, located in Norwell, MA. Tammy Taylor, MS, CCC-SLP, founder of the Center, is a leader in the field of augmentative and alternative communication solutions.  In her practice she has pioneered high tech solutions for individuals with communication deficits using the iPad and iOS applications. Taylor and her staff offer patients and their families training and consulting on utilizing the iPad to facilitate communication and is a nationally recognized instructor in this area of specialization. Taylor is in demand as a speaker and presenter on utilizing the iPad to Facilitate Communication and Speech Therapy. The use of this technology gives people their voice and the ability to communicate in ways they never could before and provides educators and parents with techniques for the development of critical skills. Taylor’s presentations assist educators, speech-language specialists and families to learn how to use this technology to open up a whole new world for individuals with communications deficits.

She established the Speech Language Pathology Center in 2009. Emphasis is placed on the client's functional needs while utilizing innovative research-based therapy within the speech and feeding clinic for patients with varying degrees of impairment (i.e. autism, specific language impairment). Taylor conducts national level iPad conferences for speech therapists and special educators as well as educational seminars and workshops for educational and clinical facilities on effective use of the iPad to facilitate communication and speech therapy. The center was recognized as a “2013 Family Favorite Award” from Boston Parent’s Magazine, and its founder was interviewed in 2011 by the CBS program “60 minutes” which aired a special on the use of “apps” in helping autistic children communicate. For more information, please visit www.slpcenter.com or call 781-792-2700.